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y, State `of l Connecticut, h. have invented a new 1 Scuiingethe yGuilletpI-look to Wood Saddle- `trees;faridIdohereby:` declare that the fol- @lowing is a full, clear, and exact description i drawirigfs', forming part `f `this t .speifmafiarirwhich# f Figii" e l, `iront view of a wood saddle ",treewith the,gullethook` secured to it after 151er thesame. Figi 3, is a vertical longitu- `:dinal sectionshowingthefpartsready to be puatogether. fFig. 4,@ is a similar section #showing `the parts'uniteduahdscrewed tomethod. "'Fig 6, is alongitudinal vsection `of thesar'nej` 1 Similar lettersloreerence in each of the several igures indicatecorresponding parts. `215 Thisinventionrelatesfsolely to 1wood trees of harness saddles ALandis designed to obviate "several defects in thesame, resulting from the manner in whichthe gullet hooks are providing anopen slot `@inthe head of the tree to receivetheat end ofthe gullet hook and also in connectiontherewith providing .a `screw threadin the bolt hole of the upper `35.strengthening strap` for firmly holding in place thescrew boltwhich passes through and secures the gullet hook` to the head of the tree. vBy thussecuringfthe gullet hook .handhaving its iiat part form as it were part `surfaces of thetree head,`instead of placing fing it by a nut I am enabled to add lightness and symmetry to the` appearance of the u front part of` the` saddle, also to lessen the liability of the gullet hook working `loose and turning and likewise in a measure rei movethe strainfrom the screw bolt and dis.- tribute it equally upon the tree and bolt.

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9A, Figs. l, 2, 3, and 4,represents an ordi- 55 `nary wood tree having my invention applied toit.

` speeieaaien` ef tet'trsratenf No." 12,891, dated May 22, 1855.

` ,frfumbuii, the, meaty of Fan-.field andl 51eme useful Impfevemehtjin the Method 0f` ofthe same, referencebeing had to the acev my invention. .Fig. "2, is a plan or top view te` those" b, b.

1 get-hers u Fig'. 5,*is a plan ora wood tree with `gpgthelgullethook seeuredto it after; the old .30 The nature of my invention consistsin- 0 of the tree head itself and its top and bot" tom stand even with the upper and underv the gullet hook `under the head andconiin-` To enable others to fully understand and,` make my invention Ilwill proceed to de-` ?UNITEDSTATES .PATENT OFFICE i "wooiJEN s'Anni.strana.`

B, is the open slot which I provide in the A placed on top and underneath the tree as, shown, andb, t', are bolt 'holes formed in the same, the hole b, Vformed inthe upper strap Cis tapped so that it shall serve as .a nut.` I), is the gullet hook, its flat end c,

may be madeof taper shape so as to wedge `ifntothe slot B, as shown in F ig. 2. d, is 'a bolt hole in the gullet hook, corresponding E, isV the screw bolt for securing the gullet hook in the slot B, as shown in Fig. 4."

" Owing to the straps C, C', beingarranged i above `and, under the slot they preventV the gullet hook having playin the directiony of the arrows l, 2 and 3, and owing to the sides 'ofthe end c, of the gullethook coming. against the sides of the slot the said hook is prevented lfrom having lateral play in the direction of the arrows and 5. Whereas,

owing to the gullet hook in the wood tree shown in Figs. 5, and 6, being simply held y fin place by a nut and screw, F, G, it has a chance to get loose and play up anddown as indicated by the arrowsS and 9, and also to play laterally, as shown by the arrows 6 and 7 and illustrated by the red lines in Fig. 5.

Bycomparing the head of the tree shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, with that shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the manner in which I am enabledto add lightness and symmetry to the appearance of the front portion of wood saddletrees will be evident. It is by avoid-- ing the necessity of placing the gullet hook under thehead of the tree and of conning itwith a nut that- I am enabled to secure the `last named advantage, and it is owingto the ho-rses back is also saved from being chafed and injured by not using the bolt and nut.

Notwithstandingmy invention cannot be applied to metal trees, nor` the invention hereinafter adverted to made to take its place on wooden trees, it is deemed necessary to state the difference between it and I the metal tree patented in 1848, by A. H.

Garzley. In Garzleys tree the upper plate forms with the jockeys to which it is attached the seat of the saddle, and is held in its place by means of the terrets and a proj ect-ion cast on it which secures and prevents the gullet hook from drawing forward. By this arrangement the tight-ness with which the hook is held in place depends entirely upon the firmness with which the upper plate is secured to the lower one, if that by any means works loose, the gullet hook is also loosened by the same means, it then of course has more or less play and with the action of the horses head upon the check rein, wears away to such an extent that it finally fails` or breaks and the saddle is then useless, unless the old tree is ripped out and a new one put in its place. One of the most common causes of the gullet hook getting loose results Jfrom the manner in which the harness is handled in being taken oil' or put on a horse. The terret generally being laid hold of, it being mo-st natural and con venient to lay hold of this part as it balances even in the hand and can be kept clear of the dirt or ground and is also the cleanest if the horse has become sweaty; thus handling` In constructing a .to insert the hook after the saddle is made owing to the projection which confines the hook being in the way. By constructing a tree with a clear space between the two plates of iron, and securing the hook with a screw the harness maker can have the hoo-k removed while making the saddle upon it, and thus not be incommoded thereby as he stretches and shapes the leather upon it. The saddler is also enabled to suit the taste of his customer with either a plated, brass, or japanned hook, even after the harness is finished as the hook already in can be taken out and another inserted in its place, and in case of breakage it also presents the same facility for putting in a new one without ripping or cutting the harness.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Providing the slot B, in the center of the head of a wood saddle tree and the screw thread in the top strap C, said slot serving to receive the end c, of the gullet hook, and

the screw thread serving to firmly hold the screw, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

GEORGE B. AMBLER. 

